January 2016
I have a digital version of the game in a winrar file and I want to install without buying another game. I brought from Bigpond Gamearena in 2009 which they don't exist anymore.
Its not Steam or Origin version
In Bioware old forums they use to have instruction how to install it and make it work.
May have the link please.
January 2016
Update: looks like I install the game right. I install Bring the sky down dlc and activated and patched up to 1.02. The configuration tool is working as attended, pick my options, save and exit.
Press play, EA, Bioware and the other then the splash screen with the press anykey. I press a key planet goes down freezes and crashes.
[0.036] Log: Log file open, 01/05/16 10:17:12
[0.036] Init: BioWare Final Build Version: 1.2.20608.0
[0.036] Init: Command line:
[0.036] Init: Base directory: D:\Games\Mass Effect\Binaries\
[0.061] Init: CPU Page size=4096, Processors=8
[0.061] Init: High frequency timer resolution =3.507539 MHz
[0.061] Init: Memory total: Phys=1048575K Pagef=2097151K Virt=2097024K
[6.808] Log: Shader compiling for material Nodebuddy_GOOD took 5.85s
[7.881] Log: Failed to load 'Material None.': Failed to find object 'Material None.'
[7.881] Log: Failed to load 'Material None.': Failed to find object 'Material None.'
[7.881] Log: Failed to load 'Material None.': Failed to find object 'Material None.'
[7.881] Log: Failed to load 'Material None.': Failed to find object 'Material None.'
[7.881] Log: Failed to load 'Material None.': Failed to find object 'Material None.'
[7.883] Log: Failed to load 'Material None.': Failed to find object 'Material None.'
[9.591] Init: Audio Driver: 1 - SMS22A350H (AMD High Definition Audio Device) ({0.0.0.00000000}.{5ef3c978-10ba-4848-b458-adc19d9481fe})
[9.651] Init: Audio Device: Generic Software
[9.757] Init: 64 Free Sources, 2 Reserved
[10.237] Log: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Initial startup: 10.24s <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
[10.570] Log: Failed to load 'BIOG_Male_Player_C': Error opening file '..\BioGame\CookedPC\Packages\GameObjects\Characters\BIOG_Male_Player_C.upk' (D:\Games\Mass Effect\Binaries\).
[10.574] Log: Bio2DA.cpp::CheckedGetIntEntry(): Failed to read row(1902, isNum=0), column(4) in Bio2DA(Talent_TalentEffectLevels)
[10.574] Log: Bio2DA.cpp::CheckedGetFloatEntry(): Failed to read row(1918, isNum=0), column(4) in Bio2DA(Talent_TalentEffectLevels)